defibrillator

noun

de·​fi·​bril·​la·​tor (ˌ)dē-ˈfi-brə-ˌlā-tər 

: an electronic device that applies an electric shock to restore the rhythm of a fibrillating heart

defibrillate

(ˌ)dē-ˈfi-brə-ˌlāt 

transitive verb

defibrillation

(ˌ)dē-ˌfi-brə-ˈlā-shən 

noun

Examples of defibrillator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Eriksen is revived with a defibrillator and the game controversially continues with a 1-0 Finland win. —Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

Eriksen was fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) — a type of pacemaker — following his cardiac arrest, per BBC Sport. —Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Italian health regulations prohibited players from playing with the implantable cardioverter defibrillator. —ABC News, 8 June 2026

He was resuscitated on the pitch back then in Copenhagen and made a full recovery, returning to the sport after having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator fitted. —Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for defibrillator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator

Medical Definition

defibrillator

noun

de·​fi·​bril·​la·​tor (ˈ)dē-ˈfib-rə-ˌlāt-ər  -ˈfīb- 

: an electronic device used to defibrillate a heart by applying an electric shock to it